Patents by Inventor Jean-Fransois Joly

Jean-Fransois Joly has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for the production of phenylalkanes using a catalyst that contains at least one heteropolyacid
    Patent number: 7098370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a mixture of compounds that comprises for the most part at least one mono-alkylbenzene that belongs to the group that is formed by the 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-phenylalkanes by alkylation of benzene with at least one monoolefin that comprises at least two carbon atoms in its molecule, in the presence of a catalyst that comprises 12-tungstophosphoric acid and/or 12-tungstomolybdic acid, deposited on a substrate that develops a large specific surface area and a high pore volume and that comprises a majority proportion of zirconium oxide (ZrO2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christine Travers, Jean-Fransois Joly